Latest Real Estate Sector News & Updates

New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Broader Indian equity indices outperformed benchmarks in June, as smallcap and microcap indices gained 4.29 per cent and 6.35 per cent respectively, a report said on Friday.The report from Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund said the Nifty Midcap 150 gained 0.90 per cent for the month and delivered 17.21 per cent over three months.The Nifty Smallcap 250 gained 4.29 per cent in June and the Nifty Microcap 250 jumped 6.35 per cent.The three‑month returns of Nifty Smallcap 250 and…

Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) In a significant move to safeguard state revenue and plug loopholes in the law, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday introduced a bill in the Legislative Assembly to amend the Maharashtra Stamp Act. The bill was presented by Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule. The bill makes it clear that no refund or concession of stamp duty will be granted under any circumstances if a development agreement is cancelled, rescinded, or terminated.The bill seeks to insert a specific…

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) An estimated $110-120 billion investment is expected to flow into the Indian renewable energy sector in the next few years, primarily for solar and wind projects, a new report showed on Wednesday.By 2030, the upcoming solar and wind projects would translate into $10–15 billion opportunity in land aggregation and acquisition. This growth outlook is led by the government’s definitive targets to transition to cleaner and greener energy sources in its bid to become net z…

Ahmedabad, May 17 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said inadequate town planning had prevented Indian cities from developing properly, as he called for more structured and forward-looking urban development policies while inaugurating the Ganesh Real Estate Management Institute (GREMI) in Ahmedabad.Speaking at the launch event alongside the inauguration of Million Minds Tech City in Tragad neighbourhood, HM Shah said most Indian cities had expanded without long-term …

New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) India’s real estate projects need end‑to‑end, enterprise‑led digital transformation due to increasing scale and complexity, as the market is projected to grow from $650 billion in 2025 to $5.8 trillion by 2047, a report said on Thursday.A joint report by KPMG in India and FICCI said that the sector is at an inflection point and technology must move from a peripheral enabler to a foundational driver in a project’s entire lifecycle.Technology must play a more pron…

New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Shenzhen, long celebrated as the crown jewel of China’s economic transformation, is facing a sharp and unsettling slowdown, raising serious questions about the durability of the country’s growth model under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), a report has said.For decades, Shenzhen symbolised the success of reform and opening up — an industrial powerhouse where factories operated around the clock, global supply chains converged, and opportunity drew millions seeking p…

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) India’s real estate investment market sustained exceptional momentum into 2026, with transaction volumes in Q1 CY2026 reaching $1.7 billion, up 37 per cent year‑on‑year, a report said on Monday.The report from JLL said the quarter saw a structural shift toward core asset acquisitions, which surged 178 per cent to $1.03 billion.The trend has accelerated into Q2, with core asset deals already totalling $1.48 billion, signalling sustained confidence in stable, income-g…

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Pakistan’s latest revision of property valuation tables by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has once again exposed the formidable influence of the real estate sector and the state’s limited ability to enforce meaningful tax reforms in this domain, a report has said. What was initially presented as a move to bring official land values closer to prevailing market rates has, over time, been steadily watered down through a series of reversals, suspensions and concess…

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India’s construction market, currently valued at $685 billion in 2025, is projected to touch $1.2 trillion by 2034 at a CAGR of 6.9 per cent driven by sustained infrastructure investments and urban development, a report said on Friday.The report from Savills India and Hotelivate said that demand for offices remains robust, driven by GCC expansion and occupier preference for Grade-A, sustainable workspaces. Construction costs rose by 6.4 per cent–7.6 per cent, large…

New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered 22 new cases based on the Supreme Court directions against various builders over their alleged nexus with officials of financial institutions and defrauding of homebuyers, an official said on Tuesday. The CBI conducted extensive searches at 77 locations spread across eight states/Union Territories in connection with these 22 cases, an official statement said.The searches were targeted at an alleged nexus between cert…